Biography

Mieke Bourne is a specialist in stakeholder engagement and evidence-based decision making. She leads Regreening Africa, a UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration World Flagship initiative, and co-leads Knowledge for Great Green Wall Action (K4GGWA), a programme supporting restoration efforts in the Sahel and Horn of Africa. Mieke is deeply committed to cross-sectoral collaboration, working across disciplines and stakeholder groups to develop solutions that improve both livelihoods and landscapesat the local level throughout the Global South. With over 17 years of experience, she has worked across Africa, Asia and Australia, focusing on sustainable land management, community-based approaches and facilitation.She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, and holds a master’s degree in rural science as well as a bachelor's degree and honours in environmental science. Mieke co-developed the Stakeholder Approach to Risk-Informed and Evidence-Based Decision-Making (SHARED) methodology – an interactive, tailored and demand-driven process that fosters collaborative learning and joint decision making to achieve shared development outcomes.